Colletteichthys dussumieri Flat toadfish

Colletteichthys dussumieri is commonly referred to as Flat toadfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 2500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:

9702 

AphiaID:

280360 

Scientific:

Colletteichthys dussumieri 

German:

Krötenfisch 

English:

Flat Toadfish 

Category:

Batrachowate 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Batrachoidiformes (Order) > Batrachoididae (Family) > Colletteichthys (Genus) > dussumieri (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Valenciennes, ), 1837 

Occurrence:

Kuwait, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Bahrain, India, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Western Indian Ocean 

Size:

7.87" - 10.63" (20cm - 27cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 77 °F (°C - 25°C) 

Food:

Crabs, Edible crab, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sepia, Snails 

Tank:

549.95 gal (~ 2500L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• 
  Colletteichthys dussumieri
  Krötenfisch
• Colletteichthys flavipinnis
• Colletteichthys occidentalis

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2016-05-13 14:08:18 

Last edit:

2016-05-13 14:08:18 

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